The last-placed Spanish La Liga side RCD Espanyol fired their head coach Abelardo on Saturday, a day before league clash against Real Madrid. The dismissal followed eight La Liga matches with only one win, because of which the club dropped to the 20th place in the standings, eight points from the safe zone, with seven games left. His successor on the bench till the end of this campaign will be Francisco Rufete, club’s sporting director.
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